More Added to Lineup for MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival

Murdoch commented: “To be invited to deliver the MacTaggart lecture is a great honor and one I am delighted to accept. At such an incredibly exciting time for our ever-changing industry, it is a privilege to be entrusted with its most prestigious platform to address some of the countless challenges, extraordinary opportunities and profound questions that we collectively face. I am very much looking forward to it.”

Advisory chair of the festival, Kenton Allen, added: "Elisabeth is one of the foremost creative leaders in our business and she promises to give us a fascinating insight into what the future may hold for content creators. She is the first woman to give the MacTaggart in 16 years and the third member of the Murdoch family to give the speech. Both these facts, will I’m sure, give us a highly memorable launch pad for the 2012 festival. Together with a much more user friendly Thursday-Saturday schedule and the team behind Sherlock spilling the beans behind the drama of the year it’s already shaping up to be a very special event.”